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Royal Ulster Rifles 1st Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles 2nd Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles 3rd Sep 1939 Orders 10th Sep 1939 Equipment 12th Sep 1939 Training 16th Sep 1939 Reliefs 16th Sep 1939 Orders 18th Sep 1939 Exercise 19th Sep 1939 Visit 19th Sep 1939 Orders 20th Sep 1939 Orders 21st Sep 1939 Ammunition 21st Sep 1939 Advance Party 22nd Sep 1939 Road Party 22nd Sep 1939 Advance Party 23rd Sep 1939 Recce 23rd Sep 1939 Lack of Transport 24th Sep 1939 On the Move 25th Sep 1939 Billets 26th Sep 1939 Conference 26th Sep 1939 Billets 27th Sep 1939 Billets 28th Sep 1939 Reliefs 28th Sep 1939 Billets 28th Sep 1939 On the Move 29th Sep 1939 Billets 30th Sep 1939 Transport Issues 2nd Oct 1939 Orders 3rd Oct 1939 Advance Party 4th Oct 1939 Advance Parties 5th Oct 1939 Conference 5th Oct 1939 Orders 6th Oct 1939 Preparations 7th Oct 1939 Conference 8th Oct 1939 Rail Parties 9th Oct 1939 Divisional HQ 10th Oct 1939 Arrivals 11th Oct 1939 Espionage 12th Oct 1939 Recconaissance 13th Oct 1939 Reliefs 14th Oct 1939 Front Line 15th Oct 1939 Entrenching 16th Sep 1939 Orders 16th Oct 1939 Digging in 17th Oct 1939 Difficulties 17th Oct 1939 Digging In 18th Oct 1939 News 19th Oct 1939 Poor Weather 20th Oct 1939 Recconaissance 21st Oct 1939 Recreation 22nd Oct 1939 Recreation 23rd Oct 1939 Front Line 24th Oct 1939 Recconaissance 25th Oct 1939 Visit 26th Oct 1939 Shortages 27th Oct 1939 Conference 28th Oct 1939 Work Required 29th Oct 1939 Exercise 30th Oct 1939 Exercise 31st Oct 1939 Exercise 6th of November 1939 Inspection 14th of November 1939 Cutting of Brushwood 14th of November 1939 Preparations 16th of November 1939 Preparations 17th of November 1939 Preparations 18th of November 1939 Memorandum 20th of November 1939 Defences 22nd of November 1939 Air raid 23rd of November 1939 Conference 24th of November 1939 Recce 26th of November 1939 Church parades 27th of November 1939 Conference 30th of November 1939 Bad weather 3rd December 1939 Air Raid Warning 8th December 1939 Exercise 13th December 1939 Exercise 14th December 1939 Exercise 15th December 1939 Exercise 19th December 1939 Exercise 20th December 1939 Exercise 21st December 1939 Exercise 22nd December 1939 Cleaning up 27th December 1939 Conference 29th December 1939 Visits 31st December 1939 Recce 14th January 1940 Message 16th January 1940 Preparations 18th January 1940 Orders 19th January1940 Orders 19th January1940 Instructions 30th January 1940 Orders 22nd February 1940 Exercise 23rd February 1940 Exercise 26th February 1940 Exercise 1st March 1940 Moves 1st March 1940 Instructions 1st March 1940 Orders 1st March 1940 Orders 2nd March 1940 Orders 2nd March 1940 Operational Order 5th March 1940 Conference 6th March 1940 Exercise 7th March 1940 Exercise 7th March 1940 Exercise 7th March 1940 Orders 8th March 1940 Move 10th March 1940 Training 11th March 1940 Conference 20th March 1940 Conference 20th March 1940 Precautions 22nd March 1940 3rd Division H.Q. 23rd March 1940 Football 25th March 1940 Orders Amended 25th March 1940 3rd Division H.Q. Operation Instruction No 0754 25th March 1940 3rd Division H.Q. Operation Instruction No 0754 25th March 1940 Orders 25th March 1940 Orders 26th March 1940 Operational Order 28th March 1940 Conference 29th March 1940 HQ Moves 30th March 1940 Orders 30th March 1940 Exercise 30th March 1940 Orders 30th March 1940 Orders 30th March 1940 Orders 30th March 1940 Route 30th March 1940 Instructions 30th March 1940 Orders 30th March 1940 Exercise 30th March 1940 Orders 30th March 1940 Orders 31st March 1940 On the Move 1st April 1940 Orders 1st May 1940 Visit 1st May 1940 Orders 2nd May 1940 Operational Instructions 5th May 1940 Football Matches 6th May 1940 Defences 7th May 1940 Training 8th May 1940 Experiments 9th May 1940 Instructions 10th May 1940 Orders 10th May 1940 Air Raids 10th May 1940 Advance 10th May 1940 3 Div Operation Order 13. 11th May 1940 Move 11th May 1940 Line Established 11th May 1940 Divisional HQ Moves 12th May 1940 Holding the Line 12th May 1940 Orders 12th May 1940 Petrol 12th May 1940 In Position 12th May 1940 On the Move 13th May 1940 Movement 13th May 1940 Rumours 13th May 1940 Refugees 13th May 1940 Into Position 14th May 1940 Shelling 14th May 1940 Contact 14th May 1940 Shelling 14th May 1940 In Action 15th May 1940 In Action 15th May 1940 In action 15th May 1940 Civilians 15th May 1940 In Action 15th May 1940 Civilians Evacuated 16th May 1940 Withdrawal 16th May 1940 Fighting Withdrawal 16th May 1940 Withdrawal 16th May 1940 Withdrawal 17th May 1940 Withdrawal 17th May 1940 Congested Roads 17th May 1940 Withdrawal 17th May 1940 Orderrs 18th May 1940 Fighting Withdrawal 18th May 1940 Enemy Penetrate 18th May 1940 Heavy Fighting 19th May 1940 Withdrawal 19th May 1940 Fighting Withdrawal 19th May 1940 Withdrawal 19th May 1940 Withdrawal 20th May 1940 Fighting Withdrawal 20th May 1940 Enemy Attacks 20th May 1940 Supplies 21st May 1940 Supplies 21st May 1940 Shelling 22nd May 1940 Ammunition in Short Supply 22nd May 1940 Orders 22nd May 1940 Withdrawal 23rd May 1940 Withdrawal 23rd May 1940 New Positions 24th May 1940 Short Rations 24th May 1940 Attack Made 25th May 1940 Cellars 26th May 1940 Divisional HQ Moves 26th May 1940 Field Ambulances Move 26th May 1940 Enemy Aircraft 25th May 1940 Rations 26th May 1940 On the Move 27th May 1940 Defensive Positions 27th May 1940 New Line Occupied 28th May 1940 Divisional HQ Moves 28th May 1940 Divisional HQ Moves 28th May 1940 Orders 29th May 1940 Reorganisation 29th May 1940 Shelling 29th May 1940 Vehicles Destroyed 29th May 1940 Withdrawal 29th May 1940 In Action 30th May 1940 Shelling 30th May 1940 Delays 30th May 1940 La Panne 30th May 1940 Policy 31st May 1940 Embarkation 31st May 1940 Air Attacks 2nd Jun 1940 Home 14th June 1940 Inspection 6th Sep 1940 Orders 8th Sep 1940 Orders 28th Apr 1942 Exercise 29th Apr 1942 Exercise 6th Oct 1942 Exercise 3rd of January 1944 Route March 4th of January 1944 Move 4th of January 1944 Strength 6th of January 1944 Preparations 8th of January 1944 Strength 9th of January 1944 Embarkation 10th of January 1944 Exercise 11th of January 1944 Move 12th of January 1944 Arrival 15th of January 1944 Field Return of Other ranks 17th of January 1944 Lecture 19th of January 1944 Arrival 20th of January 1944 Training 29th of January 1940 Exercise 29th of January 1944 Field Return of Officers 30th of January 1944 Strength 30th of January 1944 Nominal Roll of Officers on Strength 1st of February 1944 Competition 1st of February 1944 Excerise 2nd of February 1944 Training 3rd of February 1944 Training 3rd of February 1944 Postings 6th of February 1944 Inspection 7th of February 1944 Lecture 8th of February 1944 Lecture 8th of February 1944 Practice 9th of February 1944 Competition 11th of February 1944 Practice 14th of February 1944 Exercise 15th of February 1944 Practice 19th of February 1944 Parade 21st of February 1944 Conference 22nd of February 1944 Training films 23rd of February 1944 Command change 24th of February 1944 Field Return of Officers 24th of February 1944 Field Return of Officers 25th of February 1944 Trial 26th of February 1944 Posting 6th of March 1944 Exercise 7th of March 1944 Street Fighting Exercise 8th of March 1944 Reinforcements 13th of March 1944 Drill Parades 14th of March 1944 Cinema 14th of March 1944 Regimental Band 15th of March 1944 Lecture 17th of March 1944 St Patrick's Day 20th of March 1944 Lectures and study 21st of March 1944 Preparation 22nd of March 1944 Lecture 25th of March 1944 Preparation 26th of March 1944 On the Move 27th of March 1944 Exercise 28th of March 1944 Exercise 29th of March 1944 Exercise 30th of March 1944 Snow 31st of March 1944 Poor Conditions 1st of April 1944 On the Move 4th of April 1944 Demonstration 6th of April 1944 Boxing 7th of April 1944 Inspection 12th of April 1944 Preparation 13th of April 1944 Preparation 15th of April 1944 Exercise 16th of April 1944 Exercise 24th of April 1944 Exercise 24th of April 1944 Lifting Mines 25th of April 1944 Lecture 26th of April 1944 Briefing 27th of April 1944 Briefing 29th of April 1944 Move for exercise 30th of April 1944 Exercise 1st May 1944 Planning 2nd May 1944 Poor Weather 7th of May 1944 Exercise 8th of May 1944 Exercise 9th of May 1944 Physical training 10th of May 1944 Training 10th May 1944 Field Firing 11th of May 1944 Training 16th of May 1944 Visit 17th of May 1944 Training 18th of May 1944 Conference and Training 19th of May 1944 Visit from Montgomery 20th of May 1944 Visit by Eisenhower 21st of May 1944 Overlord briefing 22nd of May 1944 Inspection by the King 24th May 1944 Orders 24th of May 1944 Top Secret 25th of May 1944 Camp sealed 26th May 1944 On the Move 26th of May 1944 Briefing 26th of May 1944 Code Words 30th of May 1944 Move 1st Jun 1944 Accident 1st Jun 1944 Preparations 1st of June 1944 Preparations 3rd of June 1944 Preparations 4th Jun 1944 Preparations 4th of June 1944 Delay 5th Jun 1944 Paratroopers 5th of June 1944 On the Move 6th June 1944 Pathfinders 6th June 1944 Landings 6th June 1944 Landings 6th of June 1944 D Day 6th Jun 1944 Gliders 6th Jun 1944 Shelling 7th June 1944 In Action 7th June 1944 Objectives Taken 7th Jun 1944 In Action 7th Jun 1944 Landings 7th Jun 1944 In Action 7th Jun 1944 In Action 7th of June 1944 D Day + 1 7th Jun 1944 Under Fire 7th Jun 1944 In Action 8th Jun 1944 Consolidation 8th Jun 1944 Mortar Fire 8th Jun 1944 In Action 8th of June 1944 D Day + 2 9th Jun 1944 Counter Attack 9th Jun 1944 Mortar Fire 9th Jun 1944 Patrols 9th June 1944 In Action 9th of June 1944 Assault 9th of June 1944 Attack Made 9th Jun 1944 Attack Made 10th of June 1944 Assault 11th of June 1944 Conference 12th Jun 1944 Under Fire 12th of June 1944 Conference 13th Jun 1944 Attack Made 13th of June 1944 Conference 14th of June 1944 Awards 15th of June 1944 Shelling 16th of June 1944 On the Move 17th of June 1944 Shelling 18th of June 1944 Service 19th of June 1944 Service and visits 20th Jun 1944 Aircraft Downed 20th of June 1944 On the move 21st of June 1944 Casualties 22nd of June 1944 Conference 23rd of June 1944 Shelling 24th of June 1944 Reconnaissance 25th of June 1944 Shelling and visits 26th of June 1944 Shelling 27th of June 1944 Orders 28th of June 1944 Attack postponed 29th of June 1944 Shelling 30th of June 1944 Shelling 1st of July 1944 Conference and Shelling 2nd of July 1944 Shelling 3rd of July 1944 Possible relief 4th of July 1944 Relief 5th of July 1944 Move 6th Jul 1944 Church Destroyed 6th of July 1944 Move Complete 7th Jul 1944 In Action 7th of July 1944 Move 8th of July 1944 Lebisey wood and the advance on Caen 9th of July 1944 March into Caen 10th of July 1944 Mopping up 11th of July 1944 Move 12th of July 1944 Administration 13th of July 1944 Intelligence 14th of July 1944 Air attacks 15th of July 1944 Medals and moving on 16th of July 1944 At Rest 17th of July 1944 Conference 18th Jul 1944 In Action 18th of July 1944 Move 18th of July 1944 Appendix II War Diary for July 1944 20th of July 1944 Rain 21st of July 1944 Improving positions 22nd of July 1944 Shelling 22nd of July 1944 Appendix IV War Diary for July 1944 23rd of July 1944 Shelling 24th of July 1944 Shelling and Intelligence 25th of July 1944 Quiet 27th Jul 1944 Bombing 27th of July 1944 Shelling 28th of July 1944 Signs of Relief 29th of July 1944 Plans to rest 30th of July 1944 Changed plans 31st of July 1944 Changed plans 1st of August 1944 Entertainment 2nd of August 1944 Move to Granville 3rd of August 1944 Quiet 4th of August 1944 Move and Casualties 5th of August 1944 Relief duties 6th of August 1944 Relieving duties 7th of August 1944 Move to Montesanger 8th of August 1944 Plans for attack 9th of August 1944 March to Vaudry 10th of August 1944 Friendly fire 11th of August 1944 In Reserve 12th of August 1944 Standing by 13th of August 1944 Move 14th of August 1944 Lance 15th of August 1944 Entertainment and orders to move 16th Aug 1944 Intelligence 16th of August 1944 Move 17th Aug 1944 Advance 17th of August 1944 Administration 18th Aug 1944 Advance 18th of August 1944 Rest 19th Aug 1944 Advance 19th of August 1944 Area Search 20th of August 1944 Training plans and concert 21st of August 1944 Training 22nd Aug 1944 Forwards 22nd of August 1944 Tank training 23rd Aug 1944 Forwards 23rd of August 1944 Training 24th of August 1944 Training and area search 25th of August 1944 Training and area search 26th of August 1944 Area Search 27th of August 1944 Sports Day 28th of August 1944 Inspection 29th of August 1944 Training restricted 31st of August 1944 Battalion scheme 1st of September 1944 Inspection 2nd of September 1944 Move preparation 2nd of September 1944 Move Order 3rd of September 1944 Move 4th of September 1944 Training 5th of September 1944 March 6th of September 1944 Training 7th of September 1944 Training 8th of September 1944 Storm 9th of September 1944 Inspection 10th of September 1944 Church parades 11th of September 1944 Training and parades 12th of September 1944 Inspection 13th of September 1944 Inspection and March past 14th of September 1944 Training 15th of September 1944 Move news 15th of September 1944 Move Order 16th of September 1944 Move 17th of September 1944 Move 18th of September 1944 Night Assault Plans 18th of September 1944 Orders Issued 19th of September 1944 Crossing the Escaut Canal 20th Sep 1944 In Support 20th of September 1944 Move to Achel 21st of September 1944 Move to Holland 22nd of September 1944 Entertainment 23rd Sep 1944 Advance 23rd of September 1944 Move postponed 23rd of December 1944 Move Order 24th of September 1944 Move delayed 25th Sep 1944 Artillery Support 25th of September 1944 Prisoners captured 26th of September 1944 Wet Night 27th of September 1944 Patrols 28th of September 1944 Attack patrol 29th Sep 1944 Moves 29th of September 1944 Move and services 30th Sep 1944 Moves 30th of September 1944 Move preparation 1st Oct 1944 In Action 1st Oct 1944 On the Move 1st of October 1944 Move 1st of October 1944 Move Order No 9 2nd of October 1944 Shelling 3rd Oct 1944 Reliefs 3rd of October 1944 Interrogation 3rd of October 1944 Junior NCOs Cadre 4 - 9 Oct 44 4th of October 1944 Shelling 5th of October 1944 Training 6th of October 1944 Recce and plane shot down 7th of October 1944 Training 8th Oct 1944 Targets Engaged 8th of October 1944 Football 9th Oct 1944 Reliefs Completed 9th of October 1944 Recce and move 10th of October 1944 No move 10th of October 1944 Move Order No 10 11th of October 1944 Entertainment 12th Oct 1944 Attack Made 12th of October 1944 Plans for capture of wood 13th Oct 1944 Attack Made 13th of October 1944 Advance 14th Oct 1944 Advance Continues 14th of October 1944 Attack Made 15th Oct 1944 Flank Secured 15th of October 1944 Advance 16th of October 1944 Attack on Venray 17th Oct 1944 Gains 17th of October 1944 Preparations 18th Oct 1944 Defences 18th of October 1944 Change of plans 19th Oct 1944 Holding the Line 19th of October 1944 Move 19th of October 1944 OO No. 10 19th of October 1944 Move Order No. 11 20th of October 1944 Prisoner 21st of October 1944 Civilian casualties 22nd of October 1944 Patrols 23rd of October 1944 Casualties 24th of October 1944 Shelling 25th of October 1944 Inspection and patrols 26th of October 1944 Patrols 27th of October 1944 Patrols 28th of October 1944 Shelling and patrols 29th of October 1944 Refugees 30th of October 1944 Quiet day 31st of October 1944 New interpreter 1st of November 1944 Patrols 2nd of November 1944 Mine laying 3rd of November 1944 Recce 4th of November 1944 Move 5th of November 1944 Inspection 6th of November 1944 Relief 7th of November 1944 Patrols 8th of November 1944 Orders 8th of November 1944 Encounter with enemy 9th of November 1944 Relief 10th of November 1944 Admin & rest 11th of November 1944 Rest and entertainment 12th of November 1944 Church parades 13th of November 1944 Move Order No 13 13th of November 1944 Preparations and inspections 14th of November 1944 Move & Visit 15th of November 1944 Attack Planned 16th of November 1944 Shelling 17th of November 1944 Entertainment 18th of November 1944 Move Order No. 14 18th of November 1944 Preparation for Move 19th Nov 1944 Reliefs 19th of November 1944 On the March 20th of November 1944 Shelling 21st of November 1944 Patrols 22nd of November 1944 Orders 22nd of November 1944 Wet Day 23rd Nov 1944 Attack Made 23rd of November 1944 2 RUR Move Order No. 15 23rd of November 1944 Altered plans 24th of November 1944 Move 25th of November 1944 Covering activities 26th of November 1944 Rockets Sighted 27th of November 1944 Move Order No 16 27th of November 1944 Move & Shelling 28th of November 1944 Clashes with enemy 29th of November 1944 O.O. No 12 29th of November 1944 Plans for assault 30th Nov 1944 Night Attack 30th of November 1944 Operational Order No 13 30th of November 1944 Attack 1st of December 1944 Failed attack 2nd of December 1944 Germans leave 3rd of December 1944 Reliefs 4th of December 1944 Inspections, 5th of December 1944 Houses Cleared 6th of December 1944 Conference 7th of December 1944 Court of Inquiry 8th of December 1944 Patrols 9th of December 1944 Snow 10th of December 1944 Reorganisation 11th of December 1944 Lecture 12th of December 1944 Officers' Day 13th of December 1944 Guards' visit 14th of December 1944 Fog and command changes 15th of December 1944 Civilian checks 16th of December 1944 Enemy Activity 17th of December 1944 Baths 18th of December 1944 Jets 19th of December 1944 Preparations for move 19th of December 1944 Orders 20th of December 1944 Relief 20th of December 1944 Move Order No 17 21st of December 1944 Relief continues 21st of December 1944 Op Instruction No. 14 22nd of December 1944 Rest and administration 23rd of December 1944 Inspection and Lecture 24th of December 1944 Church services & football 24th of December 1944 Op Instruction No. 15 25th of December 1944 Frost 26th of December 1944 Frost stops play 27th of December 1944 Posting 28th of December 1944 Awards 28th of December 1944 Move Order No. 18 29th of December 1944 Back in line 29th of December 1944 Back in line 30th of December 1944 Positions Visited 31st of December 1944 Command change 1st of January 1945 Change of Command 2nd of January 1945 Enemy activity 3rd of January 1945 Enemy activity 4th of January 1945 Enemy activity 5th of January 1945 Shelling 5th of January 1945 Op Instruction No. 17 6th of January 1945 Diversionary attack 6th of January 1945 Move Order No 19 7th of January 1945 Relief 8th of January 1945 Op Instruction No. 18 8th of January 1945 Officers' Day 9th of January 1945 Digging defence positions 10th of January 1945 Inspection 11th of January 1945 Promotion Board 12th of January 1945 Inspections 13th of January 1945 Entertainment 14th of January 1945 Church services & entertainment 15th of January 1945 Officers' Day 16th of January 1945 Move Order 16th of January 1945 Entertainment 17th of January 1945 Move 18th of January 1945 Enemy activity 19th of January 1945 Shelling 20th of January 1945 Enemy observed 21st of January 1945 Church services 22nd of January 1945 Officers' Day 23rd of January 1945 Shelling 24th of January 1945 Enemy contact 25th of January 1945 Enemy activity 25th Jan 1945 Reliefs 26th of January 1945 Leave 27th of January 1945 Operation "Commando" 27th of January 1945 Patrol plans 28th of January 1945 VIP visit 29th of January 1945 Circus visit 30th of January 1945 Assault patrol go ahead 31st of January 1945 Patrol carried out by 2 RUR on night 31 Jan - 1 Feb 1945 31st of January 1945 Assault patrol 1st of February 1945 Successful patrol 2nd of February 1945 Prisoners captured 3rd of February 1945 Patrols 4th of February 1945 Patrols and prisoners 5th of February 1945 Interrogation report on two prisoners of war captured by 2 RUR 5th of February 1945 Patrol Report 5th of February 1945 Move Order No 21 5th of February 1945 Reliefs 6th of February 1945 Reliefs Completed 7th of February 1945 Difficult Move 8th of February 1945 Administration 9th of February 1945 Training 10th of February 1945 Entertainment 11th of February 1945 Church parades 12th of February 1945 Officers' Day 13th of February 1945 V1s active 14th of February 1945 Inspections 15th of February 1945 Inspections 16th of February 1945 Route March training 17th of February 1945 Leave & Training 18th of February 1945 Photographs 19th of February 1945 NCOs cadre 20th of February 1945 Lectures 21st of February 1945 Tests 22nd of February 1945 Move preparation 23rd of February 1945 Move plans 24th of February 1945 Move 25th of February 1945 Settling in and attack plans 26th of February 1945 Attack preparations 27th of February 1945 Attack 28th of February 1945 Situation at Hrs Daily 28th of February 1945 Slow progress 1st Mar 1945 Preparations 1st Mar 1945 Orders 1st of March 1945 Preparations for attack 2nd Mar 1945 In Action 2nd of March 1945 Attack 3rd Mar 1945 Prisoners 3rd of March 1945 Attack 4th of March 1945 No move 5th of March 1945 No movement 6th of March 1945 Brigadier visit 7th of March 1945 New recruits 8th of March 1945 Awards 9th of March 1945 Reinforcements 10th of March 1945 Change of plans 11th of March 1945 Move Order No 24 11th of March 1945 Plans for move 12th Mar 1945 Orders 12th of March 1945 Move to the Rhine 13th of March 1945 Observations 14th of March 1945 Patrols 15th of March 1945 Observation on the Rhine 16th of March 1945 Little activity 17th of March 1945 St Patrick's Day 18th Mar 1945 Preparations 18th of March 1945 Church services 19th of March 1945 Enemy cross river 20th Mar 1945 On the Move 20th of March 1945 Shelling 21st of March 1945 Visitors 22nd of March 1945 Encounter with enemy 23rd Mar 1945 Preparations 23rd of March 1945 Personal Message from the C-in-C 23rd of March 1945 Crossing the Rhine 24th Mar 1945 In Action 24th of March 1945 Crossing the Rhine 25th Mar 1945 In Action 25th of March 1945 Baths 25th March 1945 In Action 26th Mar 1945 Reliefs Completed 26th of March 1945 Conference 27th Mar 1945 Advance 27th of March 1945 Move 28th Mar 1945 Advance 28th of March 1945 Advance 29th Mar 1945 Orders 29th Mar 1945 Under Fire 29th of March 1945 Advance continued 30th Mar 1945 Advance 30th of March 1945 Talks and spies 31st Mar 1945 Advance 31st of March 1945 Prisoner 1st Apr 1945 Bridgehead 1st of April 1945 Brigadier visit 2nd Apr 1945 Shelling 2nd of April 1945 New Brigadier and move 3rd Apr 1945 Attack Made 3rd of April 1945 Move 4th Apr 1945 Attack Made 4th Apr 1945 On the March 4th of April 1945 Advance continued 5th Apr 1945 Bridges 5th of April 1945 Attack plan 6th Apr 1945 Enemy Active 6th of April 1945 Action 7th Apr 1945 Advance 7th of April 1945 Advance continued 8th Apr 1945 Advance 8th of April 1945 Advance continued 9th Apr 1945 Consolidation 9th of April 1945 Move complete & prisoners 10th Apr 1945 Moving Forward 10th of April 1945 More prisoners 11th Apr 1945 Advance Resumes 11th of April 1945 Prisoners and bombing 12th Apr 1945 Forwards 12th of April 1945 Movements 13th Apr 1945 Forwards 13th of April 1945 Patrols gathering information 14th of April 1945 Mobile cinema visit 14th Apr 1945 On the Move 15th Apr 1945 On the Move 15th of April 1945 Church services and shelling 16th Apr 1945 Advance 16th of April 1945 Changing plans 17th Apr 1945 Advance 17th of April 1945 Plan for advance 18th Apr 1945 Advance 18th of April 1945 Advance 19th Apr 1945 Moves 19th of April 1945 Attack 20th Apr 1945 On the Move 20th of April 1945 More Prisoners 21st Apr 1945 Area Cleared 21st of April 1945 Move back for rest 22nd Apr 1945 Preparations 22nd of April 1945 Plans to attack Bremen 23rd Apr 1945 On the Move 23rd of April 1945 Preparations 24th of April 1945 Move to conc area 25th of April 1945 Attack 26th of April 1945 Attack and casualties 27th Apr 1945 Orders 27th of April 1945 Relieving duties 28th of April 1945 Promotions 29th Apr 1945 Wood Cleared 29th of April 1945 Church services 30th Apr 1945 Advance 30th of April 1945 Conference 1st May 1945 Reorganisation 1st of May 1945 Ceremonial guard 2nd May 1945 Reorganisation 2nd of May 1945 Move preparation 3rd May 1945 Reorganisation 3rd of May 1945 Move 4th May 1945 Reorganisation 4th of May 1945 Entertainment 5th of May 1945 German surrender 6th of May 1945 On the Move 7th of May 1945 Move completed 8th of May 1945 VE Day 9th May 1945 Football 9th of May 1945 Prisoners captured 10th of May 1945 Fun and games and tragedy 11th of May 1945 Inspections 12th of May 1945 Talks and conferences 13th of May 1945 Funeral 14th of May 1945 Civilian checks 15th of May 1945 Civilian checks 16th of May 1945 Search and concert 17th of May 1945 Inspection 18th of May 1945 Checks 19th May 1945 On the Move 19th of May 1945 Theft and football 20th of May 1945 Church services 21st of May 1945 Conference 22nd of May 1945 CO returns 23rd of May 1945 Inspection 24th of May 1945 Company transfers 25th of May 1945 Move preparation 26th of May 1945 Conference 27th of May 1945 Church services 28th of May 1945 Move begins 29th of May 1945 Move preparation 30th of May 1945 Move 31st of May 1945 Situation report 31st of May 1945 Relieving duties 1st of June 1945 Command visit 2nd of June 1945 Dry canteen 3rd of June 1945 Cinema 4th of June 1945 Baths 5th of June 1945 Retreat sounded 6th of June 1945 Anniversary of D Day Marked 7th of June 1945 Tragedy 8th of June 1945 Change of Command 9th of June 1945 Concentration Camp Commander Captured 10th of June 1945 Brigadier visit 11th of June 1945 Arrests 12th of June 1945 Arrests 13th of June 1945 Conference 14th of June 1945 Film show 15th of June 1945 Arrests 16th of June 1945 Posting 17th of June 1945 Visit 18th of June 1945 Food raid 19th of June 1945 Conference 20th of June 1945 Tragedy 21st of June 1945 Transfers 22nd of June 1945 Arrests 23rd of June 1945 New recruits 24th of June 1945 Thunderstorm 25th of June 1945 Arrests 26th of June 1945 Quiet 27th of June 1945 Quiet 28th of June 1945 Storms 29th of June 1945 Company Moves 30th of June 1945 Situation at Hrs Daily 30th of June 1945 CO returns If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. Those known to have served with Royal Ulster Rifles during the Second World War 1939-1945. Adamson Hugh. Barr James. L/Cpl. Baxter Alexander. Pte. (d.3rd Feb 1945) Burbidge Samuel Raymond Evelynn Richard. Lt. (d.31st March 1945) Burnett CWS. Tpr. Carter George Christopher. L/Cpl. Cassidy Edward Joseph. Pte. Coughlin CJ. Cowan Samuel. Cpl. Craig Samuel. Rfm. (d.2nd June 1940) Cully Robert James. Cpl. Dewey AA. Douglas Alfred Thomas. Pte. Edmonds JR. Franklin Albert William. Cpl. Gibbens Jabez Edward. Cpl. Gillen Louis. Pte. Gillen Louis. Pte. Guerin James. Hart Thomas Herbert. Pte. Holmes Joseph. Pte. Ker JAT. Margetts JA. McCoy MiD. John Tate. S/Sgt. Mcmulen Thomas Norman. Pte. Morgan George. Rflmn. (d.19th Jul 1944) Morgan George. Rflmn. (d.19th Jul 1944) Murphy MID Mervyn Clement Ross. T.Capt Nesbitt William James. L/Cpl. (d.19th May 1940) Nicholson R. Osbourne HA. Parsons James. Pte. Quail William James. Pte. Quinn James. Rfmn. (d.2nd March 1944) Rossiter James. Rfn. (d.19th Mar 1945) Sale Anthony Phillip. Cpl. Sale John. Cpl Smart Charles. (d.6th May 1943) Smith Joseph Harold Albert. L/Cpl. Sullivan Thomas Joseph. R.S.M. Turner Henry James. Rifleman Wade ST. Walsh Andrew. Pte. (d.3rd July 1944) Weir John George. Rfmn. Whitelock Alfred James. L/Cpl. Wilson JF. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of Royal Ulster Rifles from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 25 years. If you would like to support us, a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting and admin or this site will vanish from the web. 19th Nov 2024 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 264989 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. Looking for help with Family History Research?   Please read our Family History FAQs The free to access section of The Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers and funded by donations from our visitors. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the War? Our Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII second 1939 1945 battalion Did you know? We also have a section on The Great War. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. Want to know more about Royal Ulster Rifles? There are:2184 items tagged Royal Ulster Rifles available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. JF Wilson Royal Ulster Rifles JF Wilson served with the Royal Ulster Rifles British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. ST Wade Royal Ulster Rifles ST Wade served with the Royal Ulster Rifles British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. HA Osbourne Royal Ulster Rifles HA Osbourne served with the Royal Ulster Rifles British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. R Nicholson Royal Ulster Rifles R Nicholson served with the Royal Ulster Rifles British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. JA Margetts Royal Scots Greys JA Margetts served with the Royal Scots Greys British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. JAT Ker Royal Ulster Rifles JAT Ker served with the Royal Ulster Rifles British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. JR Edmonds Royal Ulster Rifles JR Edmonds served with the Royal Ulster Rifles British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. AA Dewey Royal Ulster Rifles AA Dewey served with the Royal Ulster Rifles British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. CJ Coughlin 3 Commando Special Service Battalion CJ Coughlin served with the 3 Commando Special Service Battalion British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. Tpr. CWS Burnett 4th Queens Own Hussars Tpr.CWS Burnett served with the 4th Queens Own Hussars British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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